Using a flexible budgeting approach, prepare a performance report for the polishing department for April 2016, comparing actual overhead costs with budgeted overhead costs for 4,400 hours. Separate overhead costs into variable and fixed components and show the amounts of any variances between actual and budgeted amounts. Do not use negative signs with your answers below. Do not round until your final answer. Round answers to nearest whole number, if applicable. Select either U for Unfavorable or F for Favorable using the drop down box next to each of your variance answers. Taylor Manufacturing Company Polishing Department Performance Report - Manufacturing Overhead For the Month Ended April 30, 2016 Actual Costs Budget (4,400 hours) Variances Variable costs: Factory supplies $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 ÷ Indirect labor 0 0 0 Utilities 0 0 ÷ Patent royalties 0 0 ÷ Total variable overhead 0 0 Fixed costs: Supervisory salaries 0 0 + Depreciation on equipment 0 0 Factory taxes 0 0 Factory insurance 0 0 Utilities 0 0 Total fixed overhead 0 0 + Total overhead costs 0 $ 0 $ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $
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![Using a flexible budgeting approach, prepare a performance report for the polishing department for April 2016, comparing actual overhead costs with budgeted overhead costs for 4,400 hours.
Separate overhead costs into variable and fixed components and show the amounts of any variances between actual and budgeted amounts.
Do not use negative signs with your answers below.
Do not round until your final answer. Round answers to nearest whole number, if applicable.
Select either U for Unfavorable or F for Favorable using the drop down box next to each of your variance answers.
Taylor Manufacturing Company
Polishing Department
Performance Report - Manufacturing Overhead
For the Month Ended April 30, 2016
Actual Costs Budget (4,400 hours)
Variances
Variable costs:
Factory supplies
$
0 $
0 $
0
Indirect labor
0
0
0
◆
Utilities
0
0
0
◆
Patent royalties
0
0
0
♦
Total variable overhead
0
0
0
◆
Fixed costs:
Supervisory salaries
0
0
0
◆
Depreciation on equipment
0
0
0
Factory taxes
0
0
0
◆
0
0
0
Factory insurance
Utilities
0
0
0
Total fixed overhead
0
0
◆
Total overhead costs
0 $
◆
$
OO
0
0 $
OO
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![Flexible Budget Application
The polishing department of Taylor Manufacturing Company operated during April 2016 with the following manufacturing overhead cost budget based on 5,000 hours of monthly productive capacity:
Taylor Manufacturing Company
Polishing Department
Overhead Budget (5,000 Hours)
For the Month of April 2016
Variable costs:
Factory supplies
$100,000
Indirect labor
152,000
Utilities
68,000
Patent royalties on secret process
296,000
Total variable overhead
Fixed costs:
Supervisory salaries
160,000
Depreciation on factory equipment
144,000
Factory taxes
48,000
Factory insurance
32,000
80,000
Utilities (base charge)
Total fixed overhead
464,000
$1,080,000
Total manufacturing overhead
The polishing department was operated for 4,400 hours during April and incurred the following manufacturing overhead costs:
Factory supplies
$97,670
Indirect labor
132,310
Utilities (usage factor)
82,800
Utilities (base factor)
96,000
Patent royalties
280,566
Supervisory salaries
171,000
Depreciation on factory equipment
144,000
Factory taxes
59,000
Factory insurance
32,000
Total manufacturing overhead incurred $1,095,346
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